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fm  Rozhko, Dmitry  (2350)

 gm  Vallejo Pons, Francisco

Moscow Open 2015.1.31  Yesterday!  Position after 21 moves. Black seems quite ok.  If 22.f4(?) Nd3! even gives Black the edge!  But appearances rarely correspond to reality in chess.  Often the truth is hidden…

WHITE TO PLAY AND GET A BIG EDGE!

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gm  Troff, Kayden W

wgm  Soumya, Swaminathan  (2346)

Gibraltar Masters  2015.1.28  Position after 18 moves. A sharp Najdorf Sicilian.  Black is counting on his King being safe behind his mass of pawns while he drums up counterplay on the Queenside.

WHITE TO PLAY AND CRUSH!

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Moscow Open 2015.1.31 Vallejo Pons, Francisco–Rozhko, Dmitry:  22.Nxb5! Nxb5 23.Qxd8+Kxd8 24.Rxc5  The whole point of White’s play.  He wins back the piece with a won ending.  The game continued: 24… Rxb3 25.Rxe5 Nc3 26.Ra1 Kc7 27.Re7 and White won in 42 moves

Gibraltar Masters  2015.1.28 Soumya, Swaminathan– Troff, Kayden W:  19.Nxe5!! Crushing! 19…Nxe5 20.Bxf6+ Kd7 21.Qf5+ Kc7 22.Bxh8 Bxd5 23.b3 Bc6 24.Be2 Bxg2 25.Rhg1 Bc6 26.Rg8 Be7 27.Rxa8 Bxa8 28.Bg4 Nc6 29.Rd5 Qa3 30.Bb2 1-0